Gates said he based his recommendation on the fact that Perkins was the highest-ranking candidate on the Civil Service list. He joined the Middleboro police department in 2000 and was assigned to the detective division in 2002.

A Middleboro native, Perkins has a bachelor's degree in law enforcement and formerly served as sergeant with the Lakeville Police Department. In the late 1980s he served as auxiliary policeman in Middleboro.

Gates said filling this position will help reduce having scheduled overtime for supervisor coverage of shifts since he is required to have a supervisor on each shift.

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